Substituted hydroxylamine stabilizers

ABSTRACT

Substituted hydroxylamines exhibit activity and antioxidants for a diverse group of substrate materials above specific conditions of exposure to an oxidizing environment. Illustrative embodiments of substituted hydroxylamine antioxidants are bis(pnitrobenzyl)hydroxylamine and 2-diethylamino-4,6,-bis(N-n-propylN-hydroxyamino-s-triazine.

United States Patent Klemchuk 1 Feb. 22, 1972 [54] SUBSTITUTED HYDROXYLAMINE 3,432,578 3/1969 Martin ..260/880 STABILIZERS 3,113,880 12/ 1963 Hoeschele et al.. .....106/ 187 3,168,492 2 1965 D 1 tal ..260 45.85 [72] Inventor: Peter Klemchuk, Yorktown Heights, NY. 3,2 696 1011965 g z z et aL W26g/45'8 [73] Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsely, NY. 3,244,667 4/ 1966 Burgess ...260/45.75

[22] Filed: 1968 Primary Examiner-Donald E. Czaja [21] App1.No.: 709,882 Assistant Examiner-R. A. White Att0rneyKarl F. Jorda, Bruce M. Collins and Martin J. Spell- [52 us. C1. ..260/45.8 N, 260/45.8 NZ, 260/45.85,

260/459 R 51 hit. a ..C08l45/60,C08f45/62 [571 ABSTRACT [58] Field of Search Substituted hydroxylamines exhibit activity and antioxidants 260/45 583 DD for a diverse group of substrate materials above specific conditions of exposure to an oxidizing environment. Illustrative em- [56] References Cited bodiments of substituted hydroxylamine antioxidants are UNITED STATES PATENTS bis(p-nitrobenzyl)hydroxylarnine and 2-diethy1amino-4,6,-

b|s(N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyammo-s-tnazme. 3,079,366 2/ 1963 Boyle et a1. ..260/45.9 3,408,422 10/1968 May ..260/837 5 Claims, No Drawings SUBSTITUTED HYDROXYLAMINE STABILIZERS DETAlLED DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to substituted hydroxylamines and more particularly to a process for stabilizing a vast and a diverse group of organic materials against oxidation; that is against deterioration of air, oxygen or ozone, and to stabilized compositions containing said substituted hydroxylamines.

The prevention of oxidation of various organic materials is obviously of primary industrial concern and therefore antioxidants are used in or added to a wide variety of commercial products such as rubber products, oils, plastics, organometallic products, foods, etc., which are normally subject to oxidative deterioration.

One group of hydroxylamine antioxidants of the present invention is represented by the formula wherein R,, R and R are alkyl, dialkyl amino, monoalkyl amino, hydroxylamino, alkylthio, alkoxy, phenoxy or alkyl phenoxy, the alkyl and alkoxy groups containing from one to- 12 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R,, R and R is a hydroxylamino or alkyl hydroxylamino group.

Another group of compounds is represented by the formula wherein R, is HON, HONH or HONR wherein R is alkyl or phenylalkyl, the alkyl groups containing from one to three carbon atoms, m and n are the integers l or 2, X is amino, mono alkylamino, di-alkylamino ro alkoxy, the alkyl and alkoxy groups containing from one to l2 carbon'atoms.

A further group of compounds of the present invention is represented by the formula [R N (CH1) nSOdmM wherein R,, is alkyl or phenylalkyl, the alkyl groups containing from one to three carbon atoms, n is an integer from 1 to 4, m is an integer from 1 or 2 and M is a metal cation such as an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Still another group of compounds of the present invention is represented by the formula stituted monoor dialkyl amino-chloro-s-triazine is reacted with hydroxylamine or alkyl hydroxylamine. An alternative procedure involves the reaction of a benzyl halide with hydroxylamine or alkyl hydroxylamine. Another procedure involves reaction of a di-substituted amine that is, a dialkylamine, with methyl acrylate to form a tertiary amine which is then oxidized, as, for example, with peracetic acid and the resulting amine oxide is then treated with alkali such as sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, sodium carbonate and the like, to form the desired hydroxylamine product. Still another procedure involves the reaction of hydroxylamine or monoalkyl hydroxylamine with an acrylic acid ester or amide such as, for example, ethyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate or acrylamide.

A further procedure for preparing novel hydroxylamines of the present invention involves reacting a monoalkyl hydroxylamine with a sultone, i.e., a cyclic sulfonate ester.

It has been found that the substituted hydroxylamine compounds of the present invention are excellent antioxidants and consequently, on incorporating such substances into various organic substances which-undergo oxidative deterioration in the presence of air, oxygen or ozone, there is a surprising and unexpected inhibition of said oxidative deterioration.

Thus the compounds of this invention are useful as antioxidants in a wide variety of oxygen-sensitive materials. For example, liquid hydrocarbon fuels such as, kerosene, fuel oil, etc. are characterized by increased storage stability by including therein one or more of the oxidants of the present invention. It has been found that liquid hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline which contain organometallic additives such as tetraethyl lead as well as other organometallic compounds which are used as fuel additives exhibit increased oxidative stability by use of the compounds of the present invention. This is also true of lubricating oils and functional fluids derived from naturally occurring hydrocarbons such as turbine, hydraulic, transformer and other highly refined industrial oils; soaps and greases; plastic materials; synthetic polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene, etc. The addition of small amounts of the compounds of the present invention to the aforesaid materials greatly increase their resistance to deterioration in the presence of air, oxygen or ozone. Furthermore, suchfuels which contain halogen and phosphorus-containing scavengers for the organometallic compounds referred to above are also stabilized by the antioxidants of the present invention.

It should also be mentioned that the compounds of the present invention are also valuable in protecting paraffin and microcrystalline petroleum waxes against the oxidative deterioration which leads to rancidity. Furthermore, the compounds of this invention are extremely useful in the stabilization of fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin which become rancid during periods of storage due to oxidative deterioration. Typical fats and oils include butter fat, lard, beef tallow, fish oils such as cod liver oil, as well as various foods containing or prepared in animal fats which tend to deteriorate, i.e., potato chips, fried fish, donuts, crackers and various types of pastry as well as cakes and cookies. Still further, fat fortified animal feeds and fish meals used as animal feeds are not only protected against oxidative deterioration by the use of the hydroxylamine compounds of the present invention but in addition, the aforesaid compounds inhibit the degradation of vitamins A, D and E and certain of the B complex vitamins. The compounds of the present invention are also advantageously helpful in compositions containing oils derived from vegetable sources such as castor oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, coconut oil, olive oil, palm oil, corn oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, babassus oil, citrus oil and cottonseed oils as well as compositions containing these oils such as peanut butter, peanuts and other whole nuts, salad dressings, margarine and other vegetable shortenings.

Specific hydroxylamines which are useful as antioxidants include, for example, N,N-dibenzyl hydroxylamine, 2- diethylamino-4,6-bis-(N-methyl-N-hydroxyamino)-s-triazine of the formula Bis-( 2,4-dichlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine of the formula 2-l)iethylamino-4,6-his-(N-n-propyl-N-hydroxy-amino)-striazine ofthe formula o mN K J-Ncam l N I 3-(N-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)-propionamide of the formula O l CSHHIICHzCHgNHg Bis( 4-methylbenzyl)hydroxylamine of theformula (filo-Gem); NOH

B,pfi-Hydroxyimino-bis-propionamide of the formula 0 HON(CH2CH2NH2)2 Y N-propyl-N-( p-chlorob en iyI) hydroxylam ineof the formula 2-( N-n-propylhydroxyamino)-4,6-bis-( diethylamino)-striazine of the formula B,B-Hydroxyimino-bis-(N,N-dimethyl-propionamide) of the formula I HONlCHgCHgN CH3h1g Experiments have shown that the hydroxylarnines of the present invention exhibit remarkable radical trapping ability (equivalent to antioxidant activity) in tetralin oxidation (tetrahydronaphthalene). For example, it was found that many of the hydroxylamines tested were considerably superior to the phenolic antioxidants in inhibiting the rate of tetralin oxidation during the induction period. This is indicated by the rates of oxygen uptake during the induction periods. Table 1 below sets out a compilation of data on tetralin oxidationtes ts TABLE Performance in Tetralln oxygen uptake test (60 0., 2.50 M Totralin,

2.0X10" M antioxidant 3.0X10 M azo bis lsobutyronitrile, chlorobcnzene solution) amlno-s-triazlne FIG. 1 below shows a typical plot of oxygen uptake versus time for an inhibitedtetralin oxidation. The induction period slope represents a measure of the radical trapping ability of the antioxidant; the lower the slope, the more efficient is the radical trapping. "is noted that there is a dramatic increase in radical trapping ability when antioxidants are added.

FIGURE l Plot of Oxygen Uptake vs Time for I-Iydroxylamine Antioxidant Vol. 0;.

a. Initial Slope b. Induction Period c. Postinduction Slope d. Uninhibited Oxidation The length of the induction period is a matter of stoichiometry, usually two radicals being trapped per antioxidant molecule. However, deviations from this 2:1 ratio are frequently observed, due, presumably, to inhibitor instability or to chemistry which is different from the usual. During the postinduction period, the rate of oxygen uptake should be the same as that for uninhibited tetralin oxidation, but this is not always the case and the reasons for deviations are not known.

Hydroxylamineantioxidants have been tested in a variety of representative substrate materials as set out in the following tables. For example, the hydroxylamine antioxidants perform well in cyclohexene at C. (Table II), in lard at 100 C. (Table III) and are also operative in mineral oil (Table IV) and ABS resin at 300 F. (Table V). The tests given in Table VI show that the subject hydroxylamines exhibit a remarkable light stabilization when incorporated in polypropylene.

TABLE II TABLE VI Antioxidant Performance in Cyclohexene. 100 Performance of Hydmxylflmine Antioxidants in Po! r0 lene 0.5% Antioxidant Anumudum Pemd yp :i itioxidants incorporated by milling Antioxidant Fadeometer 29.5 mi Fuilure Time Didodecyl B. B-hydroxyimino-dipropionate 85 N,N-Dibenzyl hydroxylamine j3 N-hydmxymurpholine 131 1011mm Z-Diethylaminu-4.6-bis-(N-methyl-N- 4 y hydmxyaminoy's-triazine (N-methyl-N-hydroxyumino) s- 900 N-hydrnxypiperidine 57 triazine y l 10 2.4-Bis(dibutylumino)-6-N- hydroxyflmim-s-lrmine hydroxyamino-s-triazine 700 Bis-(#chlnrobenzyll-hydroxylamine 6O Bis-(3.S-di-I'butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) l5 hydroxylamine 5 Antioxidants incorporated by powder pressing Bis-( Z-chlurubenzyl )-hydroxylamine 69 Monobenzylhydruxylamine 49 2-Dodecylaminoth-bis-tN-n-propyl-N- Noll}: hydroxyaminol-s-trialine I03 Bis-(2.b-dichlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine 7| (rtl'wemyl'N'hydmxyammoH 780 Diethyl B. B'-hydroxyiminodipropionate 70 mazme I Bis-(3.4-dichlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine 85 Benzhydryl hydroxylamine 55 Bis-t2.4-dichlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine 85 mazine 230 2-Octylthio-4.6-bis-(N-hydroxyaminol-smam: 98 hydroxyamino-s-triazine 480 2-Diethylamino-4.6-bis-lN-n-propyl-N- hydroxyaminmsqriazine 133 hydroxyamino-s-triazinc 660 Bis-(p-nitrobenzyl)hydroxylamine l23 2.4-Bis-(dodecylamino)-6-N-hydr0xyll mm 5 0 The following examples illustrate the procedures used for TABLE I" the production of the subject substituted hydroxylamines. The

temperatures therein are given in degrees centigrade.

Performance of Hydroxylamine Antioxidants in Lard; 100, 0.05% Antioxidant l Induction EXAMPLE 1 Antioxidant Period Hours None 4 2-Octylthio-4,6-bis-(N-hydroxyamino)-s-triazine N.N-dibenzylhydwxylaminc 48 Hydroxylamine hydrochloride (1 17.3 g., 1.69 mole) was Z-Dielhylamino-4 6-bis-methyl-N- hydroxyamino )-s-lriazine 2.4-Bis-(dibutylamino )-6 -N-hydroxyamino-s-triazine Bis-l 3.5-di-t-butylA-hydroxybenzyl) hydroxylamine dissolved in water and to this solution there was added 62.5 g.

(1.56 moles) of a sodium hydroxide solution, the addition 2 being effected dropwise at a temperature of less than 22. 2-

Octylthio-4,-dichloro-s-triazine (60 g., 0.186 moles) in 180 ml. of dioxane was added to this solution, the addition being TABLE IV effected in a thin stream for a period of about 10 minutes at a temperature less than 15. A gummy solid separated after a period of stirring. The mixture was warmed to a temperature of between 55 and 60, and stirred at that temperature for 1 Performance of Hydroxylamine Antioxidants in Mineral Oil. l C., 0.1% antioxidant Antioxidant hour. The mixture was then heated at reflux for 3 hours and then poured into a liter of water after cooling. There was obtained a gummy precipitate. The solution was decanted and the solid was dissolved in ether. The phases were separated and the decanted solution was extracted with ether. The

lnductior Period None 2-Diethylamino-4,6bis-( N-methyl-N- hydroxyamino)-s-triazine 2.4-bis-(dibutylamino)-6 -N-hydrnxyamino-striazine 2.3 hour, ethereal solutions were combined and washed with water. The

42 ethereal solution was concentrated first at atmospheric pressure to remove the ether and finally under vacuum. There was obtained 44.2 g. of a pale, purple solid concentrate with a strong odor of octyl mercaptan. This material was recrystal- TABLE V Hydroxylamines performance in ABS resin, 300 F.

Carbonyl values/mil at times indicated Compound Initial 30 min. min. min. min. min.

0.1% inhibitor None 0. 60 .128 0. 22 2-diethylamino-4,6-bis-(N-methyl-N-hydroxyamino)-s-triazine 044 041 0. 042 048 054 0. 089 2,4-bis-(dibutylamino)-6N-hydroxyamino-striazine 047 080 13 20 0.1% inhibitor, 5.0% Titanox AMO 3 None 048 106 .19 21 2-illotliylumlno.-t,ii-bis-(N-uiothyl-N-l\ydroxymnin rluziuo. 0. 44 O44 047 055 080 0. l2 2,-t-hls (dlbut himhin)-0-N-hydroxynmino-s-tt'litzlno 043 099 0. l6 20 'lnn high in mmtsuru m-cttriitoly. Annhtsn lltnulum dluxldu.

lized from ethyl acetate and there was obtained a yield of 2 l .9 g. of colorless crystals with a melting point of l45l46.5. Analysis for C H N O S Calcd.: C, 45.97; H, 7.37; N, 24.37

Found: C, 45.73; H, 7.16; N, 24.16

EXAMPLE 2 2,4-Bis-(octylthio)-6-N-hydroxyamino-s-triazine The procedure set out in Example 1 above was followed except that 58.6 g. (0.845 moles) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride and 2,4-bis-(octylthio)-6-chloro-s-triazine were used. The reaction was carried out and at the end of the reaction period, the product was cooled and allowed to stand overnight. Two liquid phases were present. The upper organic phase solidified. The reaction product was poured into 1 liter of water, filtered and washed with water. This was followed by drying under vacuum and there was obtained a yield of 72 g. of product with a melting point of 87-90. On recrystallization from ethanol, there was obtained 54.7 g. of a product with a melting point of 9 l .5-92.5. The product was recrystallized from ethanol with a charcoal treatment. Product recovery' 45.5 g., m.p. 92.593.5. Analysis for C H MOS Calcd.: C, 56.9; H, 9.06; N, 13.99

Found: C, 57.32; H, 9.06; N, 14.09 C, 57.34; H, 9.08; N, 14.03

EXAMPLE 3 solved in 75 mililiters of water and the solution was then cooled to a temperature of Sodium hydroxide (18.6 g., 0.45 mole) in 75 ml. water was then added at a temperature of 0-5. A solution of 51.5 g. of 4-nitrobenzyl chloride (0.3 mole) in 500 ml. was added and the mixture was then heated to reflux for 4 hours. There was some precipitate formed which was filtered off while hot. The solution was then cooled and the product filtered and washed with water. The product, weighed about 23 g. (slightly moist). On recrystallizationfrom methyl cellosolve/water, yellow crystals were obtainedl8.4 g. melting between 159 and 161. Analysis for C H N O Calc'd.: C, 55.44; H, 4.32; N, 13.86

FoundzC, 55.17; H,4.36; N, 13.93

EXAMPLE 4 Didodecyl 6 Bhydroxyiminodipropionate methoxide Hydroxylamine hydrochloride (4.0 g.) was dissolved in 100 ml. of methanol and the resulting solution was added, at a temperature of 10 to 2.7 g. of sodium methoxide in 50 ml. methanol. A solution of 24.0 g. oflauryl acrylate in 100 ml. of methanol was added at 5 and the temperature was allowed to rise slowly. At the reaction was noticeably strongly exothermic and needed cooling. At the same time, the reaction mixture thickened and 100 ml. of ether was added to keep it mobile. The mixture was stirred overnight. The solvent was evaporated, the residue taken into 600 m1. of ether and the organic solution was extracted with a concentrated sodium chloride solution, dried, filtered and evaporated. The white amorphous residue was recrystallized from alcohol (200 ml.). There was obtained a yield of 18.0 g. of product melting between 55 and 57. Analysis for C H NO CalcdzC, 70.13; H, 11.58;N, 2.73

Found: C, 70.00; H, 1 1.50; N, 2.68

EXAMPLE 5 2-Dodecylamino-4,6-bis-( N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)-striazine A solution of 1 mole of dodecylamine in dioxane was added tained with ice bath cooling, to a thin slurry of cyanuric chloride in dioxane/water. An aqueous solution of 1 mole of sodium hydroxide was added thereto rapidly at a temperature of less than 40 and the reaction mixture was then poured into a liter of water. A light tan gummy solid solidified which was filtered, washed with water and dried under vacuum to constant weight. A yield of 157.0 g. (94.5 percent) of product was obtained with a melting point of 63-65. The product 2- dodecylamino-4,6-dichloro-s-triazine, was recrystallized from n-heptane and was obtained in the form of a colorless amorphous product melting between 640 and 65.0.

A dioxane solution of 15.8 g. (0.21 mole) of n-pmpyl hydroxylamine in a dioxanesolution was added to a slurry of 33;?5555 (010 n -role) of 2-dodecylaminoAb-dichloro-striazine in dioxane over a 30minute period at a temperature of less than 5. A sodium hydroxide solution was added at a temperature of less than 5 until the reaction mixture was slightly alkaline to phenolphthalein. The solution was warmed at a temperature between 45 and 50 for 1 hour at the end of which time the remainder of sodium hydroxide solution was added to make a total of 0.20 mole. The reaction product was filtered at 20 to remove a small amount of colorless solid. The light purple filtrate was added to about 1,500 ml. of ice-cold water. A gummy precipitate was obtained and the material was decanted, washed with water and dried under vacuum. The yield oftacky purple solid was 35.0 g. (85.4 percent). The product was recrystallized twice from n-heptane and there was obtained the desired product melting between 91.5 and 930. Analysis for C H N O Calc'd.: C, 61.43; H, 10.31; N, 20.47

Found: C, 61.33; H, 10.24; N, 20.48

EXAMPLE 6 2-Dodecylamino-4,6-bis-( N-hydroxyamino)-s-triazine 2-Dodecylamino-4,6-dich1oro-s-triazine was prepared,

using the procedure described in Example 5 above.

A solution of free hydroxylamine was prepared under nitrogen by the addition, at a temperature of less than 22 of an aqueous solution of 1.46 moles of sodium hydroxide to a concentrated aqueous solution of 1.60 moles of hydroxylamine' hydrochloride. A hot dioxane solution of 66.6 g. (0.20 moles) of 2-dodecylamino-4,6-dichloro-s-triazine was added at a temperature of less than 20. The reaction mixture was maintained at a temperature between 55 and 60 for 1 hour and then heated at reflux for 3 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was poured into 2 liters of cold water. There was obtained a gummy solid which hardened on standing. The yield of crude material was 67.4 g. (103 percent), and this material was recrystallized once from dioxane and twice from methanol. The melting point of the resulting product was 138.0140 (decomposition).

Analysis for C H N O Calcd: C, 55.19; H, 9.36; N, 25.75 Found: C, 55.62; H, 9.44; N, 25.53

EXAMPLE 7 2,4-Bis-(dodecylamino)-6-N-hydroxyamino-s-triazine 2,4-Bis-(dodecylamino)-6-chloro-s-triazine was prepared following the procedure described in Examples 5 and 6 above for the preparation of 2-dodecylamino-4,6-dichloro-s-triazine except that 2 moles of the amine were used with 1 mole of cyanuric chloride. The reaction with hydroxylamine was carried out as described, using the procedure of Example 6 above, except that the following quantities of materials were used: 0.37 mole of sodium hydroxide, 0.40 mole of hydroxylamine hydrochloride, 0.10 mole of s-triazine derivative. The crude product was obtained in a 41.2 g. yield (86.3 percent) with a melting point of l25127. On recrystallization, twice from dioxane, the desired product was obtained, possessing a melting point of 124-125.5. Analysis for C H N O Calcd.: C, 67.73; H, 11.37;N, 17.56

Found: C, 67.79;H, 11.10;N, 17.67

EXAMPLE 8 2-Diethylamino-4,6-bis-( N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)-striazine One mole of aqueous diethylamine was added over a 30- minute period to 1 mole of cyanuric chloride, at a temperature of 5 in aqueous acetone. Aqueous sodium carbonate solution (0.5 mole) was added in 20 minutes at a temperature of -5. The slurry was stirred at O-5 for 1% hours, and filtered. The filter cake was washed twice with cold water, and dried under vacuum. The yield of colorless crystalline 2- diethylamino-4,o-dichloro-s-triazine was 83.8 g. (75.7 percent); melting point 7477. On recrystallization from n-heptane, the melting point was found to be between 76.5 and 78.5.

To a solution of 15.0 g. (0.20 mole) of n-propylhydroxylamine in 60 millimeters of 1:1 dioxane/water was added, over a 30-minute period at 05, a solution of Z-diethylamino- 4,6-dichloro-s-triazine in 75 ml. of dioxane. The mixture was heated at 55-60 for 90 minutes, and refluxed for 30 minutes. A solution of 4.0 g. (0.10 mole) of sodium hydroxide was added, bringing the pH to a slight pink color with phenolphthalein. The reaction product was refluxed for 3 hours more and then poured into 1 liter of cold water. After standing, the reaction product solidified. This product was filtered, washed with water and then dried. The crude product (13.9 g., 93.3 percent yield) was recrystallized three times from petroleum ether. The colorless needles obtained had a melting point of 84.0-86.0.

Analysis for c d-1 N 0 Calcd.:C, 52.32; H, 8.78;N,28.l7 Found: C,52.58;H, 8.88; N, 28.20

EXAMPLE 9 2-(N-n-Propylhydroxyamino)-4,6-bis-(diethylamino)-striazine 2,4-Bis-(diethylamino)-6-chloro-s-triazine was prepared by the addition, at 05, of 2 moles of an aqueous solution of diethylamine to an acetone-water slurry containing 1 mole of cyanuric chloride. Two moles of sodium hydroxide solution was added at 4550 while maintaining the alkalinity slightly below the phenolphthalein end point. The resulting oil was separated, dissolved in ether, extracted with water, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulphate, filtered and concentrated to constant weight. There was obtained a 94 percent yield of a liquid product.

To a solution of 15.0 g. (0.2 mol) of n-propylhydroxylamine in 60 ml. of 1:1 dioxane/water was added in 30 minutes at 0-5 a solution of 25.7 g. (0.10 mol) of 2,4-bis-diethylamino-6- chloro-s-triazine in 30 ml. of dioxane. The mixture was warmed to 55 for 90 minutes and refluxed for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was cooled to 50 and a solution of4 g. (0.1 mol) of sodium hydroxide in 20 ml. of water was added as needed, while maintaining the pH slightly below the red of phenolphthalein. About 24 hours was required for the completion of the reaction period. The reaction mixture was poured into 2 liters of water. The product was extracted into ether. The ethereal solution was extracted with aqueous hydrochloric acid which was neutralized with aqueous sodium hydroxide liberating the product which was dissolved in ether, washed with water, dried and concentrated at a constant weight. The yield of colorless liquid product was 20.8 g. (70.2 percent yield) 1f 1.5211.

Analysis for C H N O Calcd.: C, 56.73; H, 9.52; N, 28.36 Found: C, 56.38; H, 8.83; N, 28.20

EXAMPLE 2,4-Bis-(dibutylamino)-6-N-hydroxyamino-s-triazine 2 phases dissolved A slurry of 1 mole of cyanuric chloride was prepared in acetone/water and 1 moles of dibutylamine was added dropwise thereto accompanied by stirring and cooling. An aqueous solution containing 2 moles of sodium hydroxide was added at a temperature of 40-45, the pH being maintained at slightly pink to phenolphthalein. Two liquid phases were obtained. The upper organic phase was dissolved in ether. washed with water, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulphate, filtered and concentrated to constant weight. There was obtained in 5 percent yield 2,4-bis-(dibutylamino)-6-chloro-s-triazine.

Free hydroxylamine was prepared, under nitrogen, by the addition, at a temperature of less than 22, of 1 mole of aqueous sodium hydroxide to 1.06 moles of concentrated hydroxylamine hydrochloride solution. To this solution was added, in a thin stream at a temperature of 2-6, a solution of 0.25 moles of the prepared by the above procedure, in dioxane. The resulting solution was heated at a temperature of 55-60 for 1 hour, then at reflux for 3.5 hours. The mixture was cooled and the reaction product was then added to 1 liter of water. The phases were separated. The upper organic phase was dissolved in ether, washed with water, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulphate and concentrated to constant weight under vacuum. The product partially crystallized on standing. This was followed by slurrying with n-heptane, cooling to 10 and then the mixture was filtered, while cold. The resulting colorless fine needles exhibited a melting point of 78-8l, and on recrystallization from methanol/water, the melting point was 79.5-81.5.

Analysis for C H N O Calcd.: C, 62.26; H, 10.45; N, 22.93 Found: C, 62.10; H, 10.29; N, 23.20

EXAMPLE 1 1 3-( N-Propyl-N-hydroxyamino)propionamide Propyl hydroxylamine (7.5 g., 0.1 mole) was dissolved in 10 ml. of methanol. To this was added, at a temperature of 2530, 7.1 g. acrylamide (0.1 mole) in 10 ml. of methanol. The reaction was exothermic. The reaction mixture was heated to 60 and kept at this temperature for 2 hours. The methanol was evaporated under vacuum and the product was recrystallized from benzene. A yield of 4.9 g. of the desired product melting between 101 and 103 was obtained. Analysis for C l-1 N 0 Calcd.: C, 49.29; H, 9.65; N, 19.16

Found: C, 49.49; H, 9.75; N, 9.14

EXAMPLE 12 B,/3-Hydroxyimino-bis-propionamide Hydroxylamine hydrochloride (28 g.) was dissolved in 250 ml. of methanol. Sodium methylate (21.6 g., 0.4 mol) in 200 ml. of methanol was added at a temperature of 0-5. Sodium chloride precipitated at this point. Acrylamide (57 g., 0.8 mol) in ml. of methanol was added at a temperature of 10. No exothermic reaction could be observed at this point. The temperature was allowed to rise slowly and the reaction was exothermic at around 20-25 and reached a maximum of 28. When the temperature of the reaction mixture dropped to about 20, the sodium chloride was filtered off and the solution was allowed to stand overnight. Crystallization occurred. The crystals were filtered and then recrystallized from methanol and dried. A yield of 35.2 g. (50.3 percent yield) was obtained. The melting point was 132.5-133.5 (decomposition). Analysis for C H N O Calcd.: C, 41.13; H, 7.48; N, 23.99

Found: C, 41.38; H, 7.26; N, 23.87

EXAMPLE l3 N-Propyl-N-(p-chlorobenzyl)-hydroxylamine.

Propyl hydroxylamine (2.6 g., 0.1 1 mol) was dissolved in 50 ml. of ethyl alcohol. p-Chlorobenzyl chloride (17.7 g., 0.11 mol) in 50 ml. of ethyl alcohol was added at room temperature. The reaction was noted to be slightly exothermic. Sodium carbonate (5.8 g.) in 35 m1. of water was then added slowly at 25-30. A precipitate of sodium bicarbonate was 2,4-bis-( dibutylamino )-4-chloro-s-tria2ine,.

obtained. The mixture was refluxed for 2 hours and it was noted that most of the sodium bicarbonate dissolved. At room temperature, the mixture was filtered off and the alcohol evaporated leaving a waxy solid residue in water. This was extracted with ether and washed with water. A fluffy solid crystallized from the ether (1.5 g.). The ether solution was evaporated leaving behind 17.2 g. ofa low-melting solid. This material was dissolved in ether, extracted with dilute hydrochloric acid and the aqueous extract washed with ether. The aqueous solution was neutralized with sodium hydroxide, extracted with ether. The ethereal solution was washed with water, dried and then evaporated. The crude yield of the product was 13.7 g.; melting point 48-56. On recrystallization from hexane, a yield of 9.4 g. (42.9 percent) was obtained; melting point 64-66. Analysis for C H NOCL Calcd.: C, 60.15; H, 7.07; N, 7.01

Found: C, 60.5; H, 6.99; N, 7.07

EXAMPLE 14 Sodium 3-( N-n-Propyl-N-hydroxyamino)Propane Sulfonate The reaction of 0.1 mole of N-propyl hydroxylamine with 0.1 mole of propane sultone was allowed to take place in benzene for 3 days at ambient temperature. The benzene was decanted from a colorless viscous liquid product which was concentrated to constant weight under vacuum. The yield of sulfonic acid was 78 percent; the neutral equivalent was 220 (theory 197). The acid was converted in aqueous solution to the sodium salt by reaction with an equivalent amount of sodium hydroxide. The aqueous solution was concentrated to dryness. The colorless foamy solid was triturated with benzene, filtered and dried. Analysis for C H NO SNa Calcd.: S, 14.63

Found: 8, 14.06

EXAMPLE l5 Bis-( 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) Hydroxylamine A solution of hydroxylamine was prepared under nitrogen by the neutralization of a solution of 28.5 g. (0.41 mole) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride in 33 ml. water with 16 g. (0.40 mole) of sodium hydroxide in 35 ml. water at 20". To this solution was added dropwise at 2-6 over 30 minutes a solution of 25.5 g. (0.10 mole) of 3,5-di-t-butyl4-hydroxybenzyl chloride in 100 ml. of dioxane. The reaction mixture was heated at 50-55 for 1 hour and at reflux for 1 hour. The reaction product was evaporated under vacuum to remove dioxane and the residue was extracted with ether. The organic phase was washed with water, dried with anhydrous MgSO and filtered. The ethereal solution was concentrated to dryness. The residue was triturated with petroleum ether to yield a solid which was recrystallized twice from benzene, m.p. l95-l97. Analysis for C ,,H NO

Calc'd.: C, 76.71; H, 10.09; N, 2.98

Found: C, 77.49; H, 9.77; N, 2.81

The [R and NMR spectra were in conformance with the structure.

Depending upon the material to be protected and the severity of oxidation to be encountered, various concentrations of the compounds of this invention may be employed as antioxidants. Generally, from about 0.001 percent by weight of one or more of the active compounds of the present invention to about 5 percent is employed. However, in many instances, concentrations of antioxidant well below the latter figure give adequate protection. Thus, lubricating oil concentrations offrom 0.01 to 2 percent by weight of the active compound are usually adequate. Generally it is preferred to use from 0.05 to about 3 percent by weight of the additive compound since it is found that concentrations within this range provide adequate antioxidant protection.

Although this invention has been described with respect to its preferred embodiments, it should be understood that many variations and modifications will now be obvious to those skilled in the art, and it is preferred. therefore, that the scope of the invention be limited not by the specific disclosure herein, but only by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An oxidation resistant composition comprising acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin or polypropylene. and stabilizing amount of at least one hydroxylamine selected from the group represented by the following formulas:

wherein R R and R are alkyl, dialkyl amino, monoalkyl amino, hydroxylamino, alkyl hydroxylamino, alkylthio, alkoxy, phenoxy or alkyl phenoxy, the alkyl and alkoxy groups containing from one to 12 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R, R and R is a hydroxylamino or alkyl hydroxylamino group;

wherein R, is HON, HONl-l or HONR wherein R is alkyl or phenalkyl, the alkyl group containing from one to three carbon atoms, X is amino, mono alkylamino, di-alkylamino or alkoxy, the alkyl and alkoxy groups containing from one to 12 carbon atoms and m and n are the integers 1 or 2;

wherein R is alkyl or phenalkyl, the alkyl group containing from one to three carbon atoms, n is an integer from 1 to 4. m is an integer from 1 or 2 and M is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal cation; and

wherein R or R is alkyl containing from one to three carbon atoms, chlorobenzyl, nitrobenzyl, benzhydryl or triphenylmethyl, with the proviso that only one of R or R is alkyl and that R is hydrogen with R is benzhydryl or triphenylmethyl, or R and R taken together with the nitrogen atom form a heterocyclic group selected from among morpholino, piperidino and piperazino.

2. A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hydroxylamine is of the formula wherein R, R and R are alkyl, dialkyl amino, monoalkyl amino, hydroxylamino, alkyl hydroxylamino, the alkyl groups containing from one to 12 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R R and R is a hydroxylamino or alkyl hydroxylamino group.

3. A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hydroxylamine is present in an amount ranging between about 0.001

bis-(p- 2-dodecylamino-4,6-bis-( N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)-striazine 2-diethylamino-4,6-bis-(N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)-stnazme 2-( N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino )-4.6-bis-(diethylamino )-striazine 2,4-bis-(dibutyl amino)-6-N-hydroxyamino-s-triazine 3-( N-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)propionamide B,fl-hydroxyimino-bis-propionamide N-propyl-N-(p-chlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine Sodium 3-(N-n-pr0pyl-N-hydroxyamino)propane sulfonate Bis-( 3 ,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl )hydroxylamine. 

2. A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hydroxylamine is of the formula
 3. A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hydroxylamine is present in an amount ranging between about 0.001 percent and about 5 percent of the resin or polypropylene.
 4. A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hydroxylamine is present in an amount ranging between 0.05 percent and about 3 percent by weight of the resin or polypropylene.
 5. A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hydroxylamine is a member selected from the group consisting of 2-diethylamino-4,6-bis-(N-methyl-N-hydroxy-amino)-s-triazine diethyl Beta , Beta ''-hydroxyiminodipropionate 2-octylthio-4,6-bis-(N-hydroxyamino)-s-triazine 2,4-bis-(octylthio)-6-N-hydroxyamino-s-triazine bis-(p-nitrobenzyl) hydroxylamine 2,4-bis-(dodecylamino)-6-N-hydroxyamino-s-triazine didodecyl Beta , Beta '' hydroxyiminodipropionate N-hydroxymorpholine 2-dodecylamino 4,6-bis-(N-hydroxyamino)-s-triazine 2-dodecylamino-4,6-bis-(N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)-s-triazine 2-diethylamino-4,6-bis-(N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)-s-triazine 2-(N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)-4,6-bis-(diethylamino)-s-triazine 2,4-bis-(dibutyl amino)-6-N-hydroxyamino-s-triazine 3-(N-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)propionamide Beta , Beta ''-hydroxyimino-bis-propionamide N-propyl-N-(p-chlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine Sodium 3-(N-n-propyl-N-hydroxyamino)propane sulfonate Bis-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)hydroxylamine. 